The Commissioner: From Street Cop to Top Cop in the NYPD, and the Inside Story of the Hunt for the Gilgo Beach Serial Killer - Paperback

by Rodney K. Harrison (Author)

One Man. One Mission. Justice. In the Hunt for the Gilgo Beach Serial Killer.Rodney K. Harrison's life could have gone the way of the drug dealers he grew up with in South Jamaica, Queens. Instead, a twist of fate and relentless drive led him to become the NYPD's highest-ranking uniformed officer and, later, Police Commissioner of Suffolk County on Long Island-where he engineered the arrest of the elusive Gilgo Beach serial killer.

Harrison survived a false arrest as a teenager and later dodged bullets as an undercover in Brooklyn. He calmed the fallout after Eric Garner's chokehold death on Staten Island, worked shoulder-to-shoulder with outspoken community leaders in Harlem, brought Jam Master Jay's killers to justice, removed bricks from the 9/11 Twin Towers, dealt with looters during the pandemic on the streets of New York-and always advocated for every victim.

This real-life Blue Bloods true crime story chronicles the triumphs, controversies, politics, and dangers that define modern policing in America's largest city.

With candor and grit, Harrison shares these true crime stories:

• The harrowing night his undercover partner was shot on the street,
• What it takes to rise through NYPD ranks while never forgetting your roots,
• An insider's view of the investigations that shaped headlines-from Jam Master Jay to his career-defining case, putting the Gilgo Beach serial killer (he called him "the demon that walks among us") behind bars, and
• The personal sacrifices and moral dilemmas behind the badge.

More than a cop's story-a rare, unfiltered look at crime, justice, and resilience in New York. Now a crime commentator on CBS and corporate security consultant, Harrison's story is a lesson in humility and efficiency in crime fighting.

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